EP 2667184 A1 20131127 - Handheld backscatter X-ray system for 3-D imaging
Title (en)
Handheld backscatter X-ray system for 3-D imaging
Title (de)
Tragbares Röntgenstrahl-Rückstreuungssystem zur 3D-Bildgebung
Title (fr)
Système de radiographie à rétrodiffusion portatif pour imagerie en 3D
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201261650354 P 20120522
- US 201313899451 A 20130521
Abstract (en)
Handheld imaging systems and methods for using such systems to create a 3D image of a desired object using scattered radiation are described. The handheld imaging apparatus can contain a housing, a radiation source for irradiating an object with a fan beam or cone beam, and multiple detector elements for detecting backscattered radiation from the object, where each detector element has a different view of the object and collects an image of the object that is different than the other detector elements. Alternatively, the handheld imaging apparatus can contain a housing, a radiation source for irradiating an object with a pencil beam of radiation, and a detector configured to detect backscattered radiation from the object, wherein the detector and the radiation source are oriented off-axis relative to each other. The handheld imaging apparatus are used to irradiate a desired object to obtain multiple two dimensional images of the object and then creates a three dimensional image of the object using the multiple two dimensional images. Other embodiments are described.
IPC 8 full level
G01N 23/203 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G01N 23/203 (2013.01 - EP US); G01V 5/222 (2024.01 - EP US)
Citation (applicant)
- US 7496178 B2 20090224 - TURNER D CLARK [US]
- US 7224769 B2 20070529 - TURNER D CLARK [US]
Citation (search report)
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2667184 A1 20131127; JP 2013253969 A 20131219; JP 6415023 B2 20181031; US 2013315368 A1 20131128
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13168668 A 20130522; JP 2013108068 A 20130522; US 201313899451 A 20130521